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 More details in the [Changelog](https://github.com/uclouvain/openjpeg/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md)
 
+## OpenJPEG 2.1.2
+
+* Bug fixes (including security fixes)
+* No API/ABI break compared to v2.1.1
+
 ## OpenJPEG 2.1.1
 
 * Huge amount of critical bugfixes